Isabelle Dreyfus, Cécile Chouquet, Khaled Ezzedine, Sophie Henner, Christine Chiavérini, Aude Maza, Sandrine Pascal, Lauriane Rodriguez, Pierre Vabres, Ludovic Martin, Stéphanie Mallet, Sébastien Barbarot, Jérôme Dupuis, Juliette Mazereeuw-Hautier
BACKGROUND: Inherited ichthyoses represent a group of rare skin disorders characterized by scaling, hyperkeratosis and inconstant erythema, involving most of the tegument. Epidemiology remains poorly described. This study aims to evaluate the prevalence of inherited ichthyosis (excluding very mild forms) and its different clinical forms in France. METHODS: Capture - recapture method was used for this study. According to statistical requirements, 3 different lists (reference/competence centres, French association of patients with ichthyosis and internet network) were used to record such patients...
January 6, 2014: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases